{"id":1387,"date":"2016-04-04T14:36:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2016-04-04T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T13:36:24","slug":"mondaymaterials-episode-20-professor-bill-sampson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/2016\/04\/04\/mondaymaterials-episode-20-professor-bill-sampson\/","title":{"rendered":"#MondayMaterials Episode 20 &#8211; Professor Bill Sampson"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1390\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1390\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Billo1blog.jpg\" alt=\"Billo1blog\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Billo1blog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Billo1blog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Billo1blog-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As you&#8217;ll learn later, our Head of School loves getting out and about among the natural world!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we are, somehow, already at the 20th episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog?s=%23Mondaymaterials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MondayMaterials,<\/a> we thought we&#8217;d celebrate the landmark with something a little bit special. So today we&#8217;re bringing you a fantastic interview with our very own Head of School, Professor Bill Sampson.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to chat with Bill on various occasions now, and it&#8217;s exciting to hear about the vision he has for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.materials.manchester.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Materials.<\/a> But, when interviewing him, I thought that what you&#8217;d all really want to know was a little bit more about the man himself. So here he is, talking research, impact, inspirations, and interests. I hope you enjoy reading the interview as much as I enjoyed conducting it:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hi Bill \u2013 thanks so much for chatting to us, I\u2019m glad to finally be featuring you on the blog. Could you start by describing your research, for the layman, in ten sentences or less?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sure, so my work concerns the structures and properties of fibrous materials. The most familiar to people would be paper, which is the material I started work with and that my group still do some work with today. But I also work with fibre reinforced composites which are used for manufacturing aircraft and automotive bodies and also in fibrous materials with potential for making screens and transparent devices.<\/p>\n<p>So, when I\u2019m talking about fibrous materials it\u2019s anything made from long thin objects. And most of the stuff I do is with fibres that you can see.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Brilliant. So we\u2019ve now met a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/?p=1220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor of Paint<\/a> and a Professor of Paper. Can you tell us a bit about how your research can benefit the general public?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How could Prof Bill Sampson&#039;s research benefit the public?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGeB8V1bnzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Yeah, so if I take the work I do in paper science then that\u2019s really very fundamental work in a very well established industry. And paper, of course, is a very cheap material; a very cheap product. So the way you make paper cheap is by running your machines very, very fast, very, very wide, 24 hours a day and 50-odd weeks a year. So my work looks at getting the efficiency of the process improved so that you can make the paper quicker, with a more efficient use of raw materials, and using less energy \u2013 which means it\u2019s very widely available and stays a ubiquitous material.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s important for society generally just because people still read a lot on paper and it\u2019s a material we use to express ourselves, whether in art or writing, whether writing music or words. I do most of my science using paper and a pencil before I do anything else.<\/p>\n<p>And then when I come to the other fibrous materials that I work with, then again it\u2019s about making the material more efficiently, usually lighter. Because most of my work is in structure so the mechanical properties are done by improving structures. And by improving structures you can make the material lighter, and that benefits people because we are using the planet less quickly. And that\u2019s key.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And how did you first get interested in your research area?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How did Prof Bill Sampson first get into his research area?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nY77lqmbvRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I suppose my interest in my research area actually came before I even applied for university. So when I was at school I was involved in a printing society and the careers teacher suggested that I looked at the degree in paper science that was done in Manchester, which was the only place that you could do that course.<\/p>\n<p>So I came up here and met a very enthusiastic admissions tutor, and when I left on that day I knew this was what I wanted to study. And because I found the material so interesting, even though it\u2019s a very well-known material that\u2019s very familiar to us, because I had the opportunity to study it in such depth \u2013 its manufacture and its properties and all aspects of it really \u2013 I stayed on to do my PhD here. I worked on a particular aspect of relating manufacturing efficiency to the forming structure of the sheet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1391\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1391\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/BillScotblog.jpg\" alt=\"Bill walking in Scotland!\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/BillScotblog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/BillScotblog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/BillScotblog-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill walking in Scotland!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And once I decided that I wanted to be a researcher in paper, then it was a case of either going somewhere else for a post-doc or, as it happened, just when I was lined up for a post-doc somewhere else, there was a lectureship at Manchester. So I stayed here and developed my work much more into the structure of paper.<\/p>\n<p>Then after a couple of years I went and spent six months in Toronto, where I learnt a technique called statistical geometry. This is a mathematical technique for determining the probability of different shapes that you get.\u00a0 And from that, I developed my research area into what it is now.<\/p>\n<p>So although my focus was originally on paper, I can apply those same techniques to other materials. And that\u2019s what I do.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Going back a bit further, could you tell us who or what first inspired your interests in science and engineering?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Because my science is very much mathematical science, I derive equations for structure or I write code to simulate properties, then maths is a really important part of what I do and in my creative work.<\/p>\n<p>And there was a maths teacher at high school, a guy called John Hills, and he was quite simply brilliant. He explained stuff really well, he was extremely patient, and he just assumed that we would all do it in the end. There was no chance that any of us were going to fail. And we did all pass; and we all passed with good grades. So he would probably be the start, the maths teacher that I put it down to.<\/p>\n<p>And I think that when it comes into science and engineering, well I could only really do science. I was dreadful at art. I was pretty awful at creative writing. I could do history and geography, but I thought I would probably get a career in science more than I would in those.<\/p>\n<p>So the broader scientific context really came from applied maths, and putting it into physics.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thanks, Bill. A great insight. So, moving away from work for a while, can you discuss your other interests? What do you get up to in your spare time?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What are Prof Bill Sampson&#039;s interests outside of work?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoTaiDYFMxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Yeah, I had more spare time a long time ago!<\/p>\n<p>But I do various things. I go walking; country walking. I have a dog. I have a family, of course, so I spend time with them. I do some gardening; I keep hens. I ride bicycles. I go swimming. So I do quite a bit of stuff. But mainly it\u2019s things to keep me fit and to get me outside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1389\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1389\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Binocblog.jpg\" alt=\"Binocblog\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Binocblog.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Binocblog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/materials-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Binocblog-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill and his binoculars!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So when I go walking in the country, I always have a pair of binoculars with me. I\u2019m not a twitcher, but I am a bit of a birdwatcher. I will spend a day out at a reserve, watching birds quite happily; and sometimes photographing them.<\/p>\n<p>So wildlife, nature, being outside. That\u2019s what I like to do.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Great stuff. And great photos! Last question, then. Can you tell us how being here in Manchester helped your work and research?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Well I\u2019ve always been in Manchester for my work and research, for a start.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously coming from an unusual discipline that was only done here in Manchester, it was the natural place for me to do my work. But actually, that also tells me why Manchester has been so good continuously: because even though my discipline of paper science is no longer studied as a degree in the University, and obviously I\u2019ve pursued other avenues of related science, one of the greatest things that this University has done is that it\u2019s never told me that I can\u2019t research what I want to research. As long as I\u2019m productive, I bring in some students, I bring in the grants and fund the activity, it\u2019s never been said to me that I shouldn\u2019t do this thing. And as a consequence our group, as small as it is, still has a really good reputation for the best work, internationally, in the area.<\/p>\n<p>So Manchester, more than anything, has given me the freedom to research what I want to research and has never put any obstacles in the way of me doing it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brilliant, thanks Bill. What a fascinating interview and what a positive note to end on. It&#8217;s exciting to hear that you&#8217;ve been able to make your way through the University all the way from a undergrad to being a Head of School, and working in materials all the way as well!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Well I hope the rest of you enjoyed hearing from Bill as much as I did. If so, please leave your thoughts in the comments section. Thank you all for reading.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we are, somehow, already at the 20th episode of #MondayMaterials, we thought we&#8217;d celebrate the landmark with something a little bit special. So today we&#8217;re bringing you a fantastic interview with our very own Head of School, Professor Bill Sampson. 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